Comment Response

Well, it seems I am now being scrutinized for my verbiage and intentionally omitting facts. I know it’s a slow period for soccer right now so I guess people need to find other areas for which to attack.
Below is a post from, you guessed it, Anonymous. It is in response to the 12/26/09 post entitled; ‘Oregon State 7 v 7 Indoor Tournament’. If you recall; Sodium lost its first game, tied the second, and then went on to win the tournament. The poster seems to have an issue with the fact that I said Sodium ‘Waltzed through’ the tournament. Please go that post and read the original comment and my reply. My responses are bold.

Newest Comment;
“You are correct. You can post whatever you want, it is your blog. However, you have said many times that if we have comments, to post them here. (Correct, I have never received a comment I didn’t post.) I am just pointing out facts. In Corvallis last year, you did not “waltz through”. That is a fact. (Your opinion. In my opinion we did.) Second, you losing in Tualatin is also fact. Just surprised that it was never mentioned. (Why is that surprising? It was insignificant and thus wasn’t “blogworthly” in my opinion.) You claimed to dominate in one, which was untrue and forgot to mention the other. (If you think losing the first, tying the second and then beating all other teams, including those first two, to take home the first place trophy is not domination, you are watching the wrong tournament. Again, I didn’t feel the Tualatin tournament was worth posting because I don’t even think we had ¼ of our roster. Not a fare assessment of the teams ability really.) And FYI- those talented high school players that you will supposedly play against in Corvallis this year will not be there. Those players will be at the FC Portland College Showcase that is the same weekend.” (So I guess the outcome will be same this year, Sodium will take home the Championship and have a three-peat! Good effort to downplay the tournament and attempt to dishearten the girls. Pretty brave of you, Mr/Mrs Anonymous poster.)

So, as you can plainly see, this poster seems to be upset I didn't mention us not winning a tournament and the fact I used the term ‘Waltzed through’ when describing Sodium’s route to take home the Championship. Again, if you don’t like or agree with what’s written here, don’t read it.

This blog is written to chronicle the achievements of the Sodium team. Both the good and the bad will be chronicled. This is a place to read about the games and what the girls are doing to bolster stewardship within the community, raise funds and everything else. If I omit something it is because I either didn’t remember (as with the case above), didn't feel it could be used as a learning tool or it was insignificant. I always try to add some humor and keep things light. The blog is for the betterment of the team. Period.
If parents, players, coaches and fans read it, great! If they don’t, great! Either way, it doesn’t matter to me.

Change to Comment Process;
Because I get really sick and tired of commenter’s hiding behind the “Anonymous” moniker, I am changing the policies a bit. From now on, in order to post a comment on the blog, you will need to register. Sorry, but it’s just another example of a few spoiling it for the majority.

Looking forward to OSU.

GO SODIUM!!